1 . When Marco was a boy, he tried everything to get his father’s love and attention. He studied hard to get good ________ and tried to behave well. He was shy and shorter than the other boys. Besides, his father was ________ and had little time for him. Except for his ________ for housework after school, there was no communication. Marco felt very ________.

One day, his maths teacher called him that some young teenagers were ________ a public speaking contest. She thought he should give it a ________. She firmly believed he could perform on stage (舞台) like other kids. Feeling her strong trust, Marco agreed to ________ the contest.

All winter, he took a bus to ________ twice a week in another city, where the competition would take place. Marco was taken by a strong ________ he never felt before. Finally, the big day arrived. His father, and yes, his maths teacher, were present. When he stepped onto the stage and began to speak, he felt ________ at home. He was funny, and acted very naturally. He won! He noticed his father’s eyes were ________ — he was so proud. It was then that his father ________ he should pay more attention to the child.

As the winner, his name was ________ in the local papers. He knew this was the ________ of his new life. It all happened because of a phone call, from one who ________ him.

2 . About five years ago, I was part of a pilot(试点的)group for my company. The group’s task is to _______and guide people with disabilities and make them successful in work.

I led the_______process and hired a candidate with autism(孤独症). Before that, we only hired physically impaired(有缺陷的)people. Despite the candidate’s _______for our company, our interview panel felt that this disability would prevent him from learning skills and succeeding in his position. I_______my peers to give him a role. Our HR department didn’t support us to take the _______so we could only hire him as a temporary employee.

The candidate slowly and surely_______in the workplace and I gave him a lot of encouragement. Having experienced many setbacks, the candidate was_______accepted by his colleagues and his leadership. I_______to guide him closely, helping him get through many challenges his disability presented at work and at home. The candidate also won_______and many friends at the workplace. Five years passed in a flash, and he________me last night, telling that he got a formal offer yesterday from his manager as a ________employee with a job title.

I congratulated him and told him how________I was with his success. He said, “Sir, without ________all these years, I would not be here.” I told him “Your success is the________of your hard work and persistence. You are an inspiration to a lot of people with disabilities.”

How wonderful it is for a disabled person to succeed in his work and make his family________!

4 . Gerry Keene was about 20 minutes into his caving tour in the Tom Moore cave system near Perryville, Missouri, when one of the kids with him spotted a dog ahead of them.

The dog, curled (蜷) up on the mud floor, looked rather _______, because when they approached with lights and greeted her, she just _______ lifted her head but wouldn’t move at all. It was _______ that the dog was not in the right place, but they had no idea how to rescue it. They _______ a light for her and went out to get help.

Keene called Rick Haley, another experienced _______, who soon arrived and joined them. But figuring out how best to get the dog out took a bit of _______, since the rescue equipment on hand was really _______ for humans. Haley had an idea of using a bag and a blanket to move the dog like a package.

The channel in the cave was tight and upright in places, so it was a little _______ to move down. It was about 500 feet from the entrance, Haley _______, when they got back to where the dog was. He did a __________ assessment to her, gently moved her into the bag and covered her with the blanket. Then they started moving her __________ towards the entrance until finally getting out of the cave. In total, the rescue __________ took about an hour and a half. The dog was soon __________ by the local people and finally reunited with her owner after __________ for two months. Keene said their cave project didn’t go exactly as planned, but was an unforgettable experience for the __________. “If it weren’t for the project, we’d have never found the dog,” he said.

5 . Last year, I told my family that I didn’t want or need anything for my birthday. Instead, I _________ them to think of a way to share a _________ in their world for me. My husband and my daughter did something different, but _________.

The week of my birthday my husband went to a local cafe and told a waitress that he wanted to _________ pay for the breakfast of a family. The waitress was _________ and said it was her last day at work there and this had never _________. When the family finished eating, the waitress told them their _________ had been paid. The mom started crying and the dad stood up, trying to _________ who might have done it, but my husband was outside _________ the whole thing. He told me he had such a wonderful __________ in his heart and he would like to __________ it a few more times.

My daughter was on a tight budget(手头很紧) so she __________ the week smiling more at people, and letting someone go before her at the market. She just took the time during my birthday week to slow down and be __________ and kind to a stranger and her co-workers.

When we finally all got together for Mother’s Day and my birthday, everyone was in tears because each person __________ what they had done. As you can see, it was the __________ birthday ever!

7 . Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese ________ at my face, but I pushed them ________. My mom believed I would learn when I was ready. But the time never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was ________ at him , confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese” He ________ me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some________ without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for permission.

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said ,handing over a $20 bill. I repeated the words, ________ downstairs into the streets of Chinatown immediately.

I found the fish ________ surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fisherman. But he ________ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience. With every second, the breath of the dragons on my back grew________—my blood boiling—________ me to cry out. “ Xian Sheng Yu , please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned ________ and I ran back home________, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry They’re Chinese. I feel it’s all right about not knowing Chinese at________. Instead, I was the joke outside.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish ________, but , in the end, the joke is on ________. Every laugh is a culture lost; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

8 . When Mike Mushaw joined the national bone marrow (骨髓) registry three years ago, he never really gave it a second thought.

About six months after the sign-up, Mushaw did get a call that his bone marrow _______ a patient in Virginia. Mushaw didn’t know it at the time his donation would go to a five-month-old girl named Eleanor. Neither did he know whether his donation would _______. Eleanor, sick with a rare immuno deficiency disease, had seldom left her house _______ to travel to the hospital or the doctor. Her immune system was far too weak to risk even the most _______ human contact. Her mother, Jessica, told NBC, “The _______ were to either get a transplant or face death.” Still, there was no _______ of success.

Instead, after a few weeks, the doctors came back with _______ news: Eleanor’s condition hadn’t just improved — Mushaw’s bone marrow had _______ her. Mushaw says: it was more of a _______ and happy feeling than anything.

About six months after the procedure, Eleanor’s parents sent him an e-mail to thank him for saving her life. “When I was told it was a little girl, I ________,” Mushaw says.

But their surprising ________ was only beginning. Mushaw and Eleanor FaceTime ________ to check on her progress. In August, about a year after Eleanor’s ________ transplant, Mushaw invited her family to one of his games. Tiny shouts of “Mike! Mike!” could be heard as the little girl cheered on her very own hero: a six-foot-two, 225-pound football player with a very ________ heart.

In January, Mushaw ________ with Eleanor to celebrate her birthday. Two complete strangers now have become such a big part of each other’s lives.”

9 . A trip to a bank's ATM machine is usually a common affair. But for Jose Nunez Romaniz, his___ on Sunday is one that he won't ___for the rest of his life.

The 19-year-old college student was making a __ for Mother's Day online when he noticed his account balance(存款余额)was __   . So he drove to the nearest bank to deposit money. Little did he know that he was about to make an incredible___.

When he arrived, Jose noticed a plastic bag on the ground filled with cash, which turned out to be $135, 000. "When I first saw it, I was very __, not knowing what to do, "Jose told the New York Times. After taking a moment to __ himself, Jose called the police. And the police soon discovered that the money had __ been left behind by a worker __ with refilling the ATM.

Thinking that it is the biggest amount of money ever found and __ in Albuquerque history, the mayor and the police chief held a ceremony to honor Jose's __. And, perhaps best of all, the police chief invited Jose to___ a job as a public service aid for the department __ his graduation. For Jose, it was the best gift for Mother's Day. "Mother called me___ she almost started crying excitedly...She told me I did the right thing and that she was ___of what I did," said Jose.

10 . There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄园). He was very hardworking, and the ______ always prospered (繁荣) under his care. But he knew that his three ______ looked down upon the farm work, and were eager to make wealth.

When the farmer was ______ and felt that he would die, he ______ the three sons to him and said, “My sons, there is a pot of gold ______ in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”

The sons tried to ______ him to tell them in what part of the orchard the ______ was hidden, but he would tell them nothing more.

After the farmer was ______, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not ______ where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one ______ of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.

They ______ until they turned up the ______ from one end of the orchard to ______. ______ no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits(一直在异想天开). The three sons were bitterly ______ to have all their work for nothing.

The next olive ______, the olive trees in the orchard bore (结果实) more fruit than they had ______ given; when it was ______, it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.

And when they saw how much money had ______ the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had ______ when he said, “There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”